NOTICE OF ADOPTION To the taxpayers of Prairie Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, you are hereby notified that on September 3rd, 2015, Prairie Township Kosciusko County, Indiana, pursuant to notice heretofore given and under and by virtue of 36/8/14, duly adopted a plan whereby a Cumulative Cum Fire (Twp) Fund was established to provide for the following: For all legal purposes for which Indiana Law allows under IC 36-8-14. The fund will be provided for by a property tax rate of $0.0333 on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of tax real and personal property within the taxing unit beginning in 2016 payable in 2017 and thereafter, continuing until reduced or rescinded. 10 or more taxpayers in the taxing unit who will be affected by the tax rate and corresponding levy may file a petition with the Kosciusko County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of this Notice setting forth their objections to the proposed cumulative fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for an conduct a public hearing on the proposed cumulative fund before issuing its approval, disapproval or modification thereof. Dated this 3rd day of September, 2015. Prairie Township, Township Advisory Board Gordon R. Drake Connie S. Himes Virginia Baker 9-9 hspaxlp